Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
hi, i'm trying to find my GPs arrival in the u s a . thomas defelice & catherine defelice. they arrived in the u s between 1905 -1908 + - 7 years.i beleive they sailed from naples , lived in rodi garganico. i tried . ellis island,boston,phila,conn, canada. came up dry. can anyone assist ?? thanks
What can you tell us about their ages / dates of birth?
I found a Tommaso Felice, aged 41, who arrived 10 June 1907 from last residence Cleto (province of Cosenza, region of Calabria, Southern Italy). Could this be him?
Don't get to hung up on the "de" part (it would be a prefix, by the way: "de Felice") just now.
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hi biff&valerie. thank you so much for your help. i cant begin to tell you how much this means to me. all i need now is tommaso defelice year - port of entry possible ship's name. thanks again. tom.
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